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The
Hon. Philip Ruddock MPMinister
for Immigration and Multicultural
Affairs

Parliament
House, Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:
(06) 277 7860Facsimile: (06) 273 4144

1 December 1997

Mr D J C Irving81 Duke StreetGrosvenor SquareLondonUnited Kingdom

Dear Mr Irving

I refer to your application
for a Short Stay (Visitor) (Class TR) visa lodged at the
Australian High Commission in London on 5 November 1997.

Your application and all supporting documentation were
considered against the legal requirements for entry to
Australia.

The Migration Act 1958 (the Act) provides me with the
discretion to refuse to grant a visa where, upon an
examination of a person's conduct. I am satisfied that he or
she is not of good character pursuant to s. 501 of the
Act.

I am satisfied that you are not a person of good
character. Accordingly under s. 501 of the Act I have
decided to refuse to grant you a visa.